Abstract
Low-intensity electromagnetic field (12.6 cm, 2375 MHz, power density 1 mW/cm2) produced retrograde amnesia in the rat passive avoidance test. No effect was registered of microwave irradiation on the open field behavior and the pain sensitivity. Functional activity of the m-cholinergic receptors decreased, but their number increased in the brain cortex. It is suggested that cholinergic system plays an important role in the effects of electromagnetic field on memory processes.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Avoidance Learning / physiology
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Avoidance Learning / radiation effects*
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Brain / physiology
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Brain / radiation effects
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Conditioning, Classical / physiology
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Conditioning, Classical / radiation effects
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Electric Stimulation
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Electromagnetic Fields*
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Male
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Memory / physiology
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Memory / radiation effects*
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Microwaves
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Pain Threshold / physiology
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Pain Threshold / radiation effects
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Rats
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Receptors, Cholinergic / physiology
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Receptors, Cholinergic / radiation effects